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The move by Sheriff Richard Wiles marks a growing chorus of local law enforcement across Texas that is critical of the federal family separation policy.
Last weekend, border agents turned away legal asylum-seekers on the U.S.-Mexico border. In a 'Texas Monthly Reporter' podcast, reporter Robert Moore discusses this tactic and its effect on those being turned away.
Diana Natalicio is believed to be the longest serving president of a public university in the country.
The film captures the lives of three student-athletes in El Paso and the dual nature of the U.S.–Mexico border.
As construction begins for Trump’s project near El Paso, debate turns to nomenclature instead of immigration.
Every room has a spectacular view in this ultramodern house that makes the most of its surroundings.
For an affordable stay in a new city, with built-in friends.
Republican congressman is among the most vulnerable in the nation.
